the safari has always been a heavier rifle in my book. The new ones have chromed lined chambers from the browning website. The action lengths are all the same these days, so there is no advantage of getting a 308 over a 30-06. I continue to be tempted to try the LW stalker in 30-06, was waiting until SHOT to see if maybe they would introduce a stainless barreled BAR but that will never happen it seems in my life time. I just cannot believe there is a world of difference between the performance and longevity of the new Mark3 stalker and the older Mark2 safari.
